*BEST URBAN FANTASY ROMANCE ~ 2020 PRISM Awards for Excellence in Paranormal Romance*Discover USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Rivard’s world of dark shifters and seductive fae.He’s rich, sexy…and part-fae. But she’s a shifter assassin on a mission. She can’t let herself be charmed.Marjani is the strong, silent second-in-command to her brother Adric, alpha of the Baltimore clan. She’s seen … is the strong, silent second-in-command to her brother Adric, alpha of the Baltimore clan. She’s seen too much death, lived through too much darkness. Now her cat threatens to take over, leaving her a cougar in a human body. But before it does, she undertakes one last mission to Iceland.
Fane holds a prestigious position as an envoy for the ice fae king, but the fae never let him forget he’s not a pureblood. When he meets the beautiful shifter, everything he thought he wanted gets turned on its head. He’d sell his soul for a night with her.
Unfortunately, he just might have to…
*BEST SHIFTER SERIES (Fada Shapeshifters) ~ Paranormal Romance Guild Reviewer’s Choice Awards*
NOTE: Charming Marjani is Book 2 of the Darktime Trilogy featuring the Baltimore Earth Fada Clan. All books are standalone with an HEA, but the clans, people and stories interconnect. If you crave dark shifters, steamy romance, and intense emotional storylines, this series is for you!
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Marjani’s skin prickled. She sipped her ale and glanced around.
A tall, rangy man with shoulder-length blond hair slouched at a nearby table, drinking a beer. He met her eyes, not bothering to hide that he was checking her out.
Her breath snagged.
Holy singing crystals, he was beautiful, with slanted cheekbones and sky-blue eyes framed by dark eyelashes. His straight nose had a small bump on the bridge, a tiny imperfection that only heightened his appeal, and his black ribbed sweater stretched across a hard chest.
His cheek creased in a smile—and fear wrapped icy fingers around her lungs.
She jerked her gaze back to her sandwich, her stomach tight, heart thudding in her ears.
Fuck, she hated this. A couple of years ago, she might have smiled back, seen where this led. But not anymore. No one touched her. She didn’t even let members of the clan get too close.
A shadow fell across the table.
She snarled, her cougar rising to meet the threat. She forced it down. Shifting in the middle of a human pub could be fatal. The fada and humans had treaties about those things. A fada shifting in a pub for no reason would be automatically targeted by the authorities as feral.
She could be slapped in a cage—or shot on sight.
And she’d have to admit Adric was right after all—she was too broken, too close to going feral, to be out on her own.
The tall blond smiled down at her. Spoke.
Still fighting the cougar, she had to concentrate to make sense of his words.
“I said, mind if I join you?” A surprisingly deep voice, gravel wrapped in silk.
She shook her head. “Yes.”
He lifted a single dark brow. “No, you don’t mind, or yes, you do?”
“Yeah, I mind. I don’t want company.”
His gaze went to the slight lump her quartz made beneath her sweater. “Your accent is American, which means you’re from one of two clans.”
Fine hairs rose all over her body. He was correct; the only earth fada clans in North America were her own clan in Baltimore and the Navajo clan in Arizona.
But how the hell had he made her as an earth fada so fast?
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She is silent and an assassin and her cat may take over her body so she takes one more job. He is only half fae and he is never allowed forget it. Things may just change when he meets her. What is her mission? Will he get her? Will her cat overtake her? See how she gets on
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Charming Marjani (The Fada Shapeshifters Series, #5) by Rebecca Rivard is a captivating tale. The main characters are Marjani and Fane. Marjani is strong, clever, and determined to complete her task. Fane is secretive, sympathetic, bound by a geas, and drawn to Marjani. Theirs is a push and pull relationship which adds much to the story and had me cheering for them. There are plenty of surprises as you turn the pages to keep you wanting more. I loved the world that Ms. Rivard has created. It was easy to visualize it through her descriptions. Even though this is #5 in the series, it reads well as a standalone. Charming Marjani was a pleasure to read.
I haven’t read a PNR/Shapeshifter genre book in a long time and Charming Marjani was calling my name! I really enjoyed this one. Marjani was courageous, strong and stubborn. Fane was super-sexy, smart and oh-so-sweet. Their journey, alone and together, was well-written and kept my interest from start to finish. There was plenty of action and lots of steamy times. They were both surrounded by secondary characters that were just as captivating. If you enjoy this genre or you’d like to give it a try, I highly recommend you grab Charming Marjani. I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did.
One of my favorite shifter books this year so far. This is a series book, and this book is the 5th book in the series, and I had no trouble getting used to this world that the author built considering I hadn’t read any of the other books in the series.
The pack believes that the pack alpha’s sister, Marjani is close to going feral and that her cat is beginning to dominate. But Adric believes his sister can make it back from the darkness, and when a message comes from that Corban from a different pack wants to challenge Adric in Iceland, Marjani goes instead, as his second. When she meets Fane, a half fae, the whole plan changes and Jani and Fane won’t be able to deny the attraction. So many feels this book delivers, from anger, to sadness and pity, to laughter and fun. And I may have needed a tissue at the end.
Extremely entertaining, captivating and interesting sexy read. I could not put it down. Wonderfully written with strong, intriguing characters. I want to read more from this author.
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Marjani is almost gone feral, what she endured at the hands of the rogue river fada she shouldn’t have survived, but she did and the shame and anger won’t leave. She has to somehow prove to her brother, but especially to herself she is still the soldier she was, but how can she do that without fearing that her cat will take over for good?
Fane Morningside is a mixed blood fae, not accepted fully at the ice court, but in the Ice Fae kings debt He’s a wayfarer charged with spying on the earth fada Marjani. He hadn’t counted on his feelings growing stronger since he last saw her at his daughter Evie’s mating. Now he must chose whether to do the kings bidding, or save her and lose all he has accumulated and lose his gift also in the many years he’s been beholden to the ice king. Will love overpower his desire to be accepted in the fae world. But most important will he be able to convince Marjani of the truth of his feelings and have her let go of the past.
Charming Marjani by Rebecca Rivard is a wonderful story to read. This is book number five and I fell in love with this story. I love read about the paranormanl and shifters this one is no different. I highly recommend this story to everyone who loves shifters and paranormal stories.
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There are lots of twists and turns in this book, I have not read the others in this series, so I didn’t really know what to expect. I enjoy reading shifter books and this one was a real pleasure to read! Lovely descriptive writing so the characters pop off the page! Lots of adventure and romance to make this a wonderful read. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This was a fantastic story about the fada and fae. Marjani was such a fantastic character and a shifter. So much went on in this story that kept me reading as I couldn’t find a good place to put it down. Fane was also a fantastic character and was under a geas. Loved the chemistry and the characters. Plenty of steam and some great secondary characters. Loved it!!
Oh my goodness, Marjani has a lot to overcome in this striking addition to the Darktime trilogy. Fane has connections to the earth fada’s clan through Jace’s mate, he has much to regret as Sindre, hte Ice king’s envoy serving a geas that he willingly accepted centuries ago.
Marjani or Jami is alpha Adric’s second as well as his sister, when she was kidnapped and helpless she became broken and close to becoming feral. Now the clan see her as weak and that Adric is covering that she is going feral. When a message comes from their cousin Corban who was behind her kidnapping and wants Adric to come to Iceland, Marjani needs to kill Corban as she sees this as a chance to prove she is not weak.
Fane is sent to spy and bring Marjani to Sindre though he tries to get her to leave as he doesn’t want Sindre to put her under a geas.
That is just the beginning of this tale and so much happens between Fane and Marjani that just proves to me that love will find a way. I highly recommend this author for her in story telling that just sucks you in so that you become an invisible member of the story. I voluntarily chose to read an advance copy and have bot been compensated in any way for this honest opinion.
Omg! Ms. Rivard has done it again! “Charming Marjani” is the 5th fan-freaking-tastic PNR must read in The Fada Shapeshifter Series that is so amazing, it totally surpassed my expectations! BTW- must wear gloves from the smoking hot romantic scenes 😉 This fresh new storyline is action-packed and so full of magic & surprises, that I was glued to my seat not wanting to stop whenever I had to! The characters are well-defined and spring to life with witty dialogue and amazing descriptions that will engage readers and keep those pages turning! I highly recommend this novel & the whole series to 18+ Adult fans of fiction & can’t wait for more!
Fan is Human and Fae and is a servant under magic to the Ice King, as a envoy, negotiater and spy. He is drawn to Marjan I a Fad a who shifts into a cougar and is a trained so,idea and 2nd to the Alpha of her pack of earth Fada.
This is the journey of adventure they take, it is rivating and compelling read. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did, now I am going to read sSeducing the Sun Fae.
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Magical! I absolutely loved it! Full of lies, betrayal and sweet sexy romance it was hard to put down. I really enjoyed both characters and how they both drew strength from each other and discovered what they were missing.
With all that had happened to Marjani, this book could have been very dark. Instead it’s interesting and fast-paced, and while I did shed a tear or two, I was also cheering Jani on as she moves forward in life and love. And that wiley fae, Fane Morningstar, is perfect for her.
I loved this book and the whole Fada world.
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